Finny thing, my old AF400T will still give flash ready signal in the viewfinder of the K10D. I suspect that the 280T will too. Same basic technology.
-- Best regards, Bruce Friday, March 2, 2007, 1:15:53 AM, you wrote: >> >> From: "cbwaters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2007/03/02 Fri AM 12:17:43 GMT >> To: "Pdml@pdml.net" <pdml@pdml.net> >> Subject: older flashes with K10, Pentax's response >> >> After reading some posts a while back about the possibility of wrecking the >> K10's flash circuit by using older flash units, I have been reluctant to >> mount my 280T or 200T to the camera. >> I looked at the new "digital ready" flashes online but I have really worn >> thin the good graces of the Finance Mistress with the purchases of late. >> The only remaining path was to ask Pentax if I could safely use my old >> flashes. >> >> Here's their response: >> "The K10D is not compatible with a TTL flash in automatic mode. The >> recommended flashes are P-TTL types such as the AF360FGZ or the AF540FGZ. >> The AF220T and AF280T flashes can definitely be used on the new K10D, >> however it will only work in manual mode." >> >> Now you know. mw> A pity that it is utter twaddle. My assumtion from those mw> statements is that the older flashes will not do the mw> "automatically set shutter speed and give 'ready' indication in mw> the viewfinder". What Pentax calls "dedication". If the body mw> will trigger the flash in manual mode, then auto must work. It mw> requires the same trigger and makes its own decision as to when to mw> quench. mw> ----------------------------------------- mw> Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email mw> Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
